Senior Medical Science Liaison – Health Systems & Payer Strategy
About The Position
The Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) – Health Systems & Payer Strategy is a senior-level, external-facing Medical Affairs role responsible for engaging executive-level stakeholders within health systems and payer organizations. This position serves as a strategic scientific partner to C-suite leaders, medical directors, pharmacy leadership, and payer decision-makers, providing high-value clinical, health economics, and outcomes-based medical insights to support population-level care, formulary decisions, and system-wide strategies. The role emphasizes enterprise-level scientific engagement, population health perspectives, and value-based healthcare discussions. It requires a medical professional capable of operating with autonomy, credibility, and influence across complex health system and payer environments.
Requirements
- Advanced degree required: MD, DO, PharmD or equivalent terminal degree in a scientific or clinical discipline
- 3+ years of experience in Pharma with demonstrated success in external scientific engagement
- Prior experience engaging payers, health systems, or decision-makers
- Proven ability to lead complex scientific discussions and manage strategic relationships
- Strong executive presence with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Deep understanding of US payer dynamics, health system structures, population health, and value-based care
- Strategic thinking, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage complex stakeholder environments
- High ethical standards and commitment to scientific integrity and compliance
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain trusted, long-term scientific partnerships with C-suite executives, chief medical officers, chief pharmacy officers, medical directors, and senior payer leadership
- Serve as the primary Medical Affairs scientific point of contact for assigned health systems, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), and payer organizations
- Lead executive-level, non-promotional scientific discussions focused on population health, clinical strategy, quality metrics, and value-based care models
- Deliver objective, evidence-based scientific exchange across relevant disease states and therapeutic areas aligned with health system and payer priorities
- Translate clinical evidence, real-world evidence (RWE), and health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) into insights meaningful for formulary, policy, and system-level decision-making
- Support payer and health system understanding of evolving clinical guidelines, care pathways, and emerging science
- Collaborate closely with internal Medical Affairs, HEOR, Market Access, Policy, and Commercial partners while maintaining medical independence and compliance
- Share field-based insights to inform medical and commercial strategy, evidence generation, and executive engagement planning
- Contribute scientific and strategic expertise to internal initiatives aligned with payer and health system needs
- Identify and communicate actionable insights related to payer and health system evidence needs, population health trends, and unmet clinical gaps
- Support scientific congresses, advisory boards, and executive forums with payer and health system stakeholders
- Act as a recognized scientific expert and trusted medical advisor within assigned accounts
- Conduct all activities in full compliance with regulatory, legal, and Medical Affairs standards
- Maintain clear separation between medical and promotional activities
Benefits
- The base pay for this position is $129,300.00 – $258,700.00
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
